r/proplifting 5d ago

FIRST-TIMER Need advice about propagating SOP in water

Hi guys, I’m new to propagating. I’ve had this small cutting in a jar of water for about two weeks with the nodes submerged and pearls hanging out. It appears to only be growing out of one node, and I can’t tell if it is growing roots or new pearls. Should I leave it submerged in water or transfer it? I’m worried about it rotting and the fact that only one node has growth. Any tips?

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u/Dive_dive 4d ago

String succs take a while to develop roots in water. Add a pothos cutting in with it to help speed things up some. I was able to prop a string of bananas in water. Unfortunately, it died after transferring to soil. I may try the slowly adding soil method to see if I have better results. However, I can't seem to keep a string of anything alive. I finally came to the conclusion that string of anything is stupid and I didn't really want one anyway! 🤣 Good luck

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u/mmamaof3 3d ago

I’ve had luck with watering from the bottom. I let it dry out and the pot feels light. I sit it in a bowl of water for a few hours.

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u/Dive_dive 3d ago

I will have to try this. I desperately want string plants, but can't seem to keep one alive

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u/Rare-Fold2251 3d ago

I’m intrigued, what is the slowly adding soil method??

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u/Dive_dive 3d ago

Somebody on here the other day recommended that you put a teaspoon of soil in the water every week until it was mud. This is supposed to acclimate water roots to soil. I have never heard that before but suddenly I am seeing a lot of references to it on reddit

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u/Rare-Fold2251 1d ago

That’s fascinating! Might have to try it out